Press Release:
Arnaudville, August 13, 2012 —
Arnaudville’s Bayou Teche Brewing is releasing Acadie, the brewery’s second seasonally produced beer. Crafted for Louisiana’s busy fall festival season, this limited edition beer pays homage to the Canadian homeland of Acadiana’s Cajun population. Acadie is brewed as a Bière de Garde – a centuries old French style of farmhouse seasonal brew. Says Bayou Teche’s Karlos Knott, “France’s elegant contribution to the world’s beer styles is Biere de Garde -translated it means “beer for keeping” and has been brewed on French farms for centuries. Just as the French proudly brew their traditional ale, we have crafted an artisanal version we call Acadie – in memory of our Acadian homeland.” Ashlee Michot, a noted blogger about Cajun culture and history said “it’s appropriate, a bière de garde because we too have “garded” our heritage….both keep for a long time!!”
Biere de Gardes are infrequently imported to the States because they are brewed in such small batches that local demand ensures most are consumed near France’s breweries. These French beers are traditionally crafted during the winter and aged for many months creating a dry and smooth beer.
Gar Hatcher, the brewery’s head brewer and production manager said that “As a biere de garde, Acadie offers the style’s prominent malty aroma. A freshly poured beer is highly carbonated and bronze colored with a nice, thick off-white head. The beer is malty with an underlying caramel sweetness, yet finishes medium-dry. The restrained use of imported French hops provides its balanced bitterness.” Acadie offers the smooth roundness of an artisanal farmhouse ale, thus this French style beer is terrific paired with most any cuisine. The brewers say that Acadie brings diverse flavors together for an unforgettable meal.
Acadie is Bayou Teche Brewing’s fall seasonal and approaches 6% ABV, with an IBU of 20. The original gravity of this artisanal ale is 1.065, with a final gravity at 1.016. The restrained use of elegant Strisselspalt hops offer a perfectly balanced bitterness with a very discreet hop aroma. Acadie is brewed using hops, barley and yeast imported from France.
Bayou Teche Brewing features organizations on the bottom of their six pack boxes that are working to preserve the unique cultures of South Louisiana. For their Acadie Biere, Bayou Teche’s Dorsey Knott says, “we wanted to recognize the vital work that Festivals Acadiens et Creoles is doing to preserve and celebrate Cajun and Creole culture and talent. We have partnered with and are a proud supporter of Festival Acadiens et Creoles – six pack carriers of Acadie will promote the yearly autumn event held at Lafayette’s Girard Park. We have been two-stepping to the great lineup of bands at the festival since its inception and we have the dust and mud-stained boots to prove it.”
Acadie will be officially released in Lafayette at Lache Pas, a celebration of music and cuisine benefiting the efforts of CODOFIL. The brewers urge everyone to join them at this inaugural event to help raise funds for the efforts of CODOFIL (The Council for the Development of French in Louisiana); the state agency charged with French language educational, cultural and economic development initiatives in Louisiana. Lache Pas will be held on the grounds of the Cochon Restaurant in Lafayette, Sunday August 26 th from 5-10 pm. Bayou Teche Brewing will be débuting the initial kegs of Acadie at this important fundraiser.
The limited edition, seasonal batch of Bayou Teche Brewing’s Acadie is now available in six packs and kegs across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and soon in Georgia.
Bayou Teche recently received the brewing equipment they purchased from Lazy Magnolia. They are in the process of getting their brewhouse set up.
They also posted more pictures of the new equipment on their Facebook Photo Album.
We are purchasing a 15 bbl brewhouse, five 30bbl tanks and four 15bbl tanks from Lazy Magnolia.
Josh Brewer, Southern Beverage Company’s craft/specialty beer manager, will be on Smooth Soul 100.5 tomorrow around Noon. Josh will also have representatives from Arkansas’ Diamond Bear and Louisiana’s Bayou Teche with him.
I am not sure what the topic will be, but I would assume it is either Mississippi Craft Beer Week or the recent ABW cap increase.
We are featured in this month’s BeerAdvocate magazine! Take a look at page 44, under “Location, Location, Location”. Don’t have the magazine? Check out their website: http://beeradvocate.com/
I will post more when I get my issue.
Bayou Teche Brewing’s beers are currently being contract brewed by Lazy Magnolia. Bayou Teche plans to take over production of some of their beers by the end of the Summer.
We are purchasing a 15 bbl brewhouse, five 30bbl tanks and four 15bbl tanks from Lazy Magnolia. We will start with kegs and begin canning early next year. Our bottles will continue to be produced at Lazy for the foreseeable future. Well at least our main lines. We will do some hand filled bombers for special releases once our Arnaudville facility is up an running. We hope to be operational by the end of summer but it may be early fall before we start brewing here. Our first beer from here will be a Saison.
Bayou Teche recently hired Gar Hatcher as their Production Manager. Gar previously worked for Lazy Magnolia as their Production Manager. His first day was today.
Look for big things to come from these guys.
Here are ten Southern beers to look out for this summer
A new crop of seasonal, Southern-brewed craft beer proves great flavor can come from unexpected inspiration–like North Carolina farm-fresh basil, local Mississippi honey, or tropical Florida guava.
Bayou Teche LA-31 Bière Pale
Arnaudville, Louisiana
Bready and smooth like fresh-from-the-oven biscuits and balanced with a slight grassy bitterness, this beer is made to complement the flavors of classic Louisiana dishes like jambalaya or red beans and rice.
bayoutechebrewing.com. . .
Lazy Magnolia Southern Gold
Kiln, Mississippi
A touch of local honey (provided by owner Mark Henderson’s bee-keeping Uncle Milton) gives Southern Gold a sweet, floral aroma and smooth, easy-drinking finish.
lazymagnolia.com
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Bayou Teche Brewing recently received federal approval for their new seasonal beer that should hits shelves this August. Acadie is a “French inspired Biere de Garde style flavored with Frech Strisselspalt hops.”
More information about this beer to follow.
Bayou Teche is currently contract brewed by Lazy Magnolia but is currently working to get their own facility up and running.
Governor Phil Bryant signed Senate Bill 2370 removing the current cap on beer brewed in Mississippi for sale in another state. This opens the possibility for brewing beers over Mississippi’s new (July 1, 2012) 8% ABW for other markets. It will also allow Mississippi breweries to accept contracts to brew higher-alcohol beers for other breweries. Currently, Lazy Magnolia contract brews for Bayou Teche Biere in Louisiana and Old Black Bear in Alabama. Lazy Magnolia also contract brewed for Back Forty Beer in Alabama while they built their brewery.
